Great thread with brilliant points of view all around!
I believe vaping has hit a plateau. However, I believe it to be temporary.
It really wasn't long ago, that 20w was all the rage, and there were only two manufacturers that made regulated boards that provided a smooth (no decernable PWM) vape. We were forced to pay a premium to get those devices, because manufacturing lots were smallish, and demand was low, comparatively speaking of course. One of those suppliers firmly believed that anything over 15w was unsafe, and maybe it was using batteries of the time. Their quality was (and still I suppose) superb. The other supplier only ever made one device, and committed to supplying boards only since then. I digress...
During the times mentioned above, every single device that originated in mainland Asia was basically shit...but they were cheap. Not looking to to start anything about how great a vamo was, or the superiority of a siegeli tube here, but compared to just about ANYTHING today...you get the picture.
In a relatively short period of time, vaping has become more refined, and devices debatably, very much equally balanced. Today, we can buy a dual 18650 mod that has all of the bells and whistles, with smooth as silk output that's accurate, for less than $40! The technology has stabilized. Manufacturing methods have been streamlined. I can't help but but compare this to a vastly accelerated development path similar to cars and aircraft.
I believe the "next big thing" will be battery/power related. I just saw an article earlier about a breakthrough in lithium-ion. As far a delivery methods, as stated in other posts, ceramics are again being introduced, except this time using more purpose-built materials. The real game changer, will be the developement of another medium for vapor production, meaning no longer depending upon PG/VG carriers. Hell, it's even possible a sort of solid would be developed, the reduces to vapor when exposed to voltage, reducing or even eliminating the need for heat.
So yeah, I think we're in a plateau period. As long as Uncle Sugar doesn't decide to wipe the industry from the country, the next year or two will yield some really interesting developments, imho.
I believe vaping has hit a plateau. However, I believe it to be temporary.
It really wasn't long ago, that 20w was all the rage, and there were only two manufacturers that made regulated boards that provided a smooth (no decernable PWM) vape. We were forced to pay a premium to get those devices, because manufacturing lots were smallish, and demand was low, comparatively speaking of course. One of those suppliers firmly believed that anything over 15w was unsafe, and maybe it was using batteries of the time. Their quality was (and still I suppose) superb. The other supplier only ever made one device, and committed to supplying boards only since then. I digress...
During the times mentioned above, every single device that originated in mainland Asia was basically shit...but they were cheap. Not looking to to start anything about how great a vamo was, or the superiority of a siegeli tube here, but compared to just about ANYTHING today...you get the picture.
In a relatively short period of time, vaping has become more refined, and devices debatably, very much equally balanced. Today, we can buy a dual 18650 mod that has all of the bells and whistles, with smooth as silk output that's accurate, for less than $40! The technology has stabilized. Manufacturing methods have been streamlined. I can't help but but compare this to a vastly accelerated development path similar to cars and aircraft.
I believe the "next big thing" will be battery/power related. I just saw an article earlier about a breakthrough in lithium-ion. As far a delivery methods, as stated in other posts, ceramics are again being introduced, except this time using more purpose-built materials. The real game changer, will be the developement of another medium for vapor production, meaning no longer depending upon PG/VG carriers. Hell, it's even possible a sort of solid would be developed, the reduces to vapor when exposed to voltage, reducing or even eliminating the need for heat.
So yeah, I think we're in a plateau period. As long as Uncle Sugar doesn't decide to wipe the industry from the country, the next year or two will yield some really interesting developments, imho.
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